Under heavy IDF, Palestinian escort, a delegation of settler rabbis visits village of Beit Fajar, condemns mosque attack; 'This is not how we educated our children, Islam not hostile religion,' one rabbi says

IDF forces launched an investigation and together with Civil Administration officers, erased the slogans.

IDF and Civil Administration sources told Ynet they viewed the incident as very serious, "Even more serious that the desecration of the mosque several weeks ago," and one which jeopardizes the area's fragile stability.

Extreme right-wing activist Itamar Ben Gvir, a known Kahane supporter, denied any involvement in the act: "The spraying of slogans the likes of 'Kahane was right' is a popular phenomenon, especially as the anniversary of Rabbi Kahane's murder approaches.

"We had nothing to do with the Kafr Qaddum incident. Personally, I think it's wrong to desecrate a cemetery, but I'm hardly moved by it. The Mount of Olives cemetery is desecrated daily, and I have yet to hear any condemnation from those shrieking now."